Clivocast Explained

Country:Scotland
Static Image Name:Clivocast standing stone (geograph 3466960).jpg
Static Image Caption:The Uyea Breck Standing Stone at Clivocast, with Clivocast Farm and Uyea Sound in the background
Coordinates:60.688°N -0.903°W
Official Name:Clivocast
Label Position:left
Population:100
Post Town:SHETLAND
Postcode District:ZE2
Postcode Area:ZE
Dial Code:01957
Os Grid Reference:HP599009

Clivocast is a settlement on the island of Unst in the Shetland Islands, Scotland at 60.67°N -0.9°W or and is situated just east of Uyeasound.

The 9feet Uyea Breck Standing Stone nearby is said to mark the spot where the son of the Viking Harald Harfager was killed some time around 900AD. He is said to have been buried in the tumulus to the southwest.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Uyea Breck Standing Stone (Clivocast), Shetland (Unst), Scotland. Saints and Stones. 16 December 2014.